| Train Name
| Railroad Operator
| Train Endpoints
| Operating Years
|
| Shinkansen/Bullet Train
|
| Aoba
| JR East
| Tokyo - Morioka
| 1982-1995
|
| Asahi
| JR East
| Tokyo - Niigata
| 1982-2004
|
| Asama
| JR East
| Tokyo - Nagano
| 1998-
|
| Hayate
| JR East
| Tokyo - Hachinohe
| 2002-
|
| Hikari
| JR Central / JR West
| Tokyo - Okayama
| 1964 -
|
| Hikari Rail Star
| JR West
| Shin-Ōsaka - Hakata
| 2000-
|
| Kodama
| JR Central / JR West
| Tokyo - Shin-Ōsaka, or Shin-Ōsaka - Hakata
| 1964 -
|
| Komachi
| JR East
| Tokyo - Akita
| 1997-
|
| Nasuno
| JR East
| Tokyo - Koriyama
| 1995-
|
| Nozomi
| JR Central, JR West
| Tokyo - Shin-Ōsaka, Hakata
| 1992-
|
| Tanigawa
| JR East
| Tokyo - Echigo-Yuzawa
| 1997-
|
| Toki
| JR East
| Tokyo - Niigata
| 1982-1997, 2004-
|
| Tsubame
| JR Kyushu
| Shin-Yatsushiro - Kagoshima-Chuo
| 2004-
|
| Tsubasa
| JR East
| Tokyo - Yamagata, Shinjo
| 1992-
|
| Yamabiko
| JR East
| Tokyo - Morioka
| 1982-
|
| Night Trains
|
| Cassiopeia
| JR East
| Ueno - Sapporo
|
|
| Hokutosei
| JR East / JR Hokkaido
| Ueno - Sapporo
|
|
| Akebono
| JR East
| Ueno - Aomori
|
|
| Moonlight Echigo
| JR East
| Shinjuku - Nigata
|
|
| Hokuriku
| JR East
| Ueno - Kanazawa
|
|
| Noto
| JR East
| Ueno - Kanazawa
|
|
| Fuji
| JR Kyushu
| Tokyo - Oita
|
|
| Hayabusa
| JR Kyushu
| Tokyo - Kumamoto
|
|
| Sunrise Izumo
|
| Tokyo - Izumoshi (via Okayama)
|
|
| Sunrise Seto
| JR Central / JR West
| Tokyo - Takamatsu
|
|
| Ginga
| JR West
| Tokyo - Osaka
|
|
| Moonlight Nagara
| JR Central
| Tokyo - Ogaki
|
|
| Twilight Express
| JR West
| Osaka - Sapporo
|
|
| Nihonkai
| JR West / JR East
| Osaka - Aomori
|
|
| Kitaguni
| JR West
| Osaka - Nigata
|
|
| Akatsuki
| JR West
| Kyoto - Nagasaki
|
|
| Naha
| JR Kyushu
| Shin-Ōsaka - Kumamoto
|
|
| Suisei
| JR West
| Kyoto - Minami Miyazaki
| -2005
|
| Hamanasu
| JR Hokkaido
| Aomori - Sapporo
|
|
| Rishiri
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo - Wakkanai
|
|
| Marimo
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo - Kushiro
|
|
| Dream Nichirin
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata - Minami Miyazaki
| 1993-
|
| Discontinued Night Trains (no longer in service)
|
| Asakaze
|
| Tokyo - Shimonoseki
| -March 2005
|
| Daisen
|
| Osaka - Yonago (via Tottori)
|
|
| Izumo
| JR Central
| Tokyo - Izumoshi (via Tottori)
| -March 2006
|
| Nihonkai
| JR West
| Aomori - Hakodate
| -March 2006; Osaka-Aomori section still in operation
|
| Sakura
|
| Tokyo - Nagasaki
| -March 2005
|
| Okhotsk (Ohotsuku)
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo - Abashiri
| -March 2006; Daytime service continues
|
| Limited express trains (partial list)
|
| Aizu
| JR East
| Koriyama - Auzu-Wakamatsu
| 1968-2002
|
| Akagi / Weekend Akagi
| JR East
| Ueno, Shinjuku - Takasaki, Maebashi
| 1982-2002
|
| Ayame
| JR East
| Tokyo - Narita, Kashima Jingu, Choshi
| 1975-
|
| Azusa / Super Azusa
| JR East
| Shinjuku, Tokyo, Chiba - Matsumoto, Minami-Otari (Nagano)
| 1966-
|
| Super Hitachi / Flesh Hitachi
| JR East
| Ueno - Katsuta, Iwaki, Sendai
| 1969-
|
| Inaho
| JR East
| Niigata - Sakata, Akita, Aomori
| 1969-
|
| Hakucho / Super Hakucho
| JR East / JR Hokkaido
| Hachinohe, Aomori - Hakodate
| 2002-
|
| Hokuetsu
| JR East
| Niigata - Kanazawa
| 1969-
|
| Kaiji
| JR East
| Tokyo, Shinjuku - Kofu, Ryuoh (Yamanashi)
| 1988-
|
| Kamoshika
| JR East
| Akita - Aomori
| 1997-
|
| Kinugawa / Spacia Kinugawa
| JR East / Tobu
| Shinjuku - Kinugawa Onsen (Tochigi)
| 2006-
|
| Kusatsu
| JR East
| Ueno - Manza-Kagawaguchi (Gumma)
| 1985-
|
| Narita Express
| JR East
| Tokyo area - Narita Airport
| 1991-
|
| Nikko
| JR East / Tobu
| Shinjuku - Tobu-Nikko
| 2006-
|
| Odoriko / Super View Odoriko
| JR East
| Tokyo, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro - Ito, Shimoda
| 1981-
|
| Sazanami
| JR East
| Tokyo - Kimizu, Tateyama
| 1972-
|
| Shiosai
| JR East
| Tokyo, Shinjuku - Sakura, Choshi
| 1975-
|
| Ohayo Tochigi, Hometown Tochigi
| JR East
| Shinjuku - Utsunomiya, Kuroiso
| 1995-
|
| Tsugaru
| JR East
| Hachinohe - Hirosaki
| 2002-
|
| Wakashio
| JR East
| Shinjuku - Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
| 1972-
|
| Asagiri
| JR Central / Odakyu
| Shinjuku - Numazu
| 1991-
|
| Fujikawa
| JR Central
| Kofu - Shizuoka
| 1996-
|
| Hida
| JR Central
| Nagoya - Takayama, Toyama
| 1968-
|
| Inaji
| JR Central
| Toyohashi - Iida
| 1996-
|
| Nanki
| JR Central
| Nagoya - Kii-katsuura (Wakayama)
| 1978-
|
| Shinano
| JR Central
| Osaka, Nagoya - Nagano
| 1968-
|
| Tokai
| JR Central
| Tokyo - Shizuoka
| 1996-
|
| Super Inaba
| JR West
| Okayama - Tottori
| 1993-
|
| Haruka
| JR West
| Kyoto/Shin-Ōsaka - Kansai Airport
| 1993-
|
| Kinosaki
| JR West
| Kyoto - Kinosaki Onsen
|
|
| Kita-Kinki
| JR West
| Shin-Osaka, Fukuchiyama - Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen
| 1986-
|
| Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio, Ocean Arrow
| JR West
| Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennoji - Wakayama, Shingu
|
|
| Ohayo Express, Oyasumi Express
| JR West
| Fukui - Kanazawa - Toyama, Nanao
|
|
| Super Oki
| JR West
| Tottori - Yonago, Shin-Yamaguchi
|
|
| Raicho, Thunder Bird
| JR West
| Osaka - Kanazawa, Toyama, Uozu, Wakura Onsen
|
|
| Shirasagi
| JR West
| Nagoya, Maibara - Kanazawa, Toyama, Tomari, Wakura Onsen
|
|
| Lilac
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo - Asahikawa
| 1980-
|
| Okhotsk (Ohotsuku)
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo - Abashiri
| 1972-
|
| Super Hokuto, Hokuto
| JR Hokkaido
| Hakodate - Sapporo
| 1965-
|
| Super Ozora
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo - Kushiro
| 1961-
|
| Super Soya, Sarobetsu
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo - Wakkanai
| 2000-
|
| Super Tokachi, Tokachi
| JR Hokkaido
| Sapporo - Obihiro
| 1990-
|
| Super White Arrow
| JR Hokkaido
| New Chitose Airport/Sapporo - Asahikawa
| 1986-
|
| Suzuran
| JR Hokkaido
| Muroran - Sapporo
| 1992-
|
| Ashizuri
| JR Shikoku
| Kochi - Nakamura
|
|
| Ishizuchi
| JR Shikoku
| Takamatsu - Matsuyama, Uwajima
|
|
| Nanpu
| JR Shikoku
| Okayama - Kochi, Nakamura, Sukumo
|
|
| Shimanto
| JR Shikoku
| Takamatsu - Kochi, Sukumo
|
|
| Shiokaze
| JR Shikoku
| Okayama - Iyo-Saijo, Matsuyama, Uwajima
|
|
| Uzushio
| JR Shikoku
| Okayama, Takamatsu - Tokushima
|
|
| Uwakai
| JR Shikoku
| Matsuyama - Uwajima
|
|
| Ariake
| JR Kyushu
| Mojiko (Fukuoka), Kokura, Hakata - Kumamoto, Higo-Otsu, Hikari-no-mori (Kumamoto)
| 1967-
|
| Huis Ten Bosch
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata - Huis Ten Bosch (Nagasaki)
| 1992-
|
| Kaiou
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata - Nogata
| 2001-
|
| Kamome
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata - Nagasaki
| 1961-
|
| Kirameki
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata - Kokura, Mojiko (Fukuoka)
| 2001-
|
| Kirishima
| JR Kyushu
| Miyazaki, Kokubu - Kagoshima-Chuo
| 1995-
|
| Kumagawa
| JR Kyushu
| Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi
| 2004-
|
| Kyushu Odan Express
| JR Kyushu
| Beppu - Hitoyoshi
| 2004-
|
| Midori
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata - Sasebo
| 2004-
|
| Relay Tsubame
| JR Kyushu
| Hakata - Shin-Yatsushiro
| 2004-
|
| Train Name
| Railroad Operator
| Train Endpoints
| Operating Years
|
| Bay Express
| New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Scenic
| Wellington - Napier
| 1989-2001
|
| Blue Streak
| New Zealand Railways Department
| 1968: Auckland - Hamilton, 1968-72: Auckland - Wellington, 1972-77: Wellington - New Plymouth
| 1968-1977
|
| Capital Connection
| Tranz Metro, Tranz Scenic
| Palmerston North - Wellington
| 1991-present
|
| Culverden Express
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Christchurch - Culverden (later Parnassus)
| 1886-1945?
|
| Daylight Limited
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Wellington - Auckland
| 1925-1963
|
| Endeavour
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Wellington - Napier (and for some years, Gisborne)
| 1972-1989
|
| Geyserland Express
| New Zealand Rail, Tranz Scenic
| Auckland - Rotorua
| 1991-2001
|
| Kaimai Express
| New Zealand Rail, Tranz Scenic
| Auckland - Tauranga
| 1991-2001
|
| Kingston Flyer
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Gore and Invercargill - Kingston
| 1890s-1957
|
| Lynx Express
| Tranz Scenic
| Picton - Christchurch
| 1994-1995
|
| Napier Express
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Wellington - Napier
| 1891-1954
|
| Night Limited
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Wellington - Auckland
| 1924-1971
|
| Notherner
| New Zealand Railways Department, Tranz Scenic
| Wellington - Auckland
| 1975-2004
|
| Northland Express
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Auckland - Opua
| 1925-1956
|
| Overlander
| New Zealand Rail, Tranz Scenic
| Wellington - Auckland
| 1991-present
|
| Picton Express
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Christchurch - Picton
| 1945-1956
|
| Rotorua Express
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Auckland - Rotorua
| 1894-1959
|
| Scenic Daylight
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Wellington - Auckland
| 1963-1968
|
| Silver Fern
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Wellington - Auckland
| 1972-1991
|
| Silver Star
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Wellington - Auckland
| 1971-1979
|
| Southerner
| New Zealand Railways Department, Tranz Scenic
| Christchurch - Invercargill
| 1970-2002
|
| South Island Limited
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Christchurch - Invercargill
| 1949-1970
|
| Taneatua Express
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Auckland - Taneatua
| 1929-1959
|
| Thames Express
| New Zealand Railways Department
| Auckland - Thames
| 1908-1928
|
| TranzAlpine
| New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Scenic
| Christchurch - Greymouth
| 1987-present
|
| TranzCoastal
| New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Scenic
| Christchurch - Picton
| 1988-present
|
| Waikato Connection
| Tranz Scenic
| Hamilton - Auckland
| 2000-2001
|
| Wairarapa Connection
| New Zealand Railways Department, Tranz Metro
| Masterton - Wellington
| 1964-present
|
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